Sue Gray, a former Whitehall chief, took charge of the inquiry last monthThe official investigation into Downing Street Christmas parties will not blame the junior officials who organised them but will instead identify their bosses, Whitehall insiders believe. Sue Gray, a former Whitehall ethics chief, took charge of the inquiry into alleged rule-breaking last month, shortly after The Times revealed that Simon Case, the cabinet secretary, who had been leading it, had been aware of a Christmas event in his own office. SponsoredThe inquiry was primarily asked to look into claims that staff at No 10 held a party on December 18, 2020, when London was subject to severe restrictions, but will examine other alleged lockdown breaches too. It has been widely reported that the December 18 event was organised by civil servants in a WhatsApp

Source: The Times January 06, 2022 22:46 UTC